Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: Jerusalem Jerusalem

Gemara:

Rosh Hashana 

Halacha:

Rosh Hashana,  Shofar 

Collections: Rabbi Berzon: Mesechet Rosh Hashana

Description

We will study the three occasions of the mitzva of blowing the shofar, and what shofar qualifies for these three occasions. The mishna only records two opinions; the Gemara quotes a third. Rashi and the Rambam debate the nature and purpose of blowing the shofar and the chatzotzrot on a public fast day. In this shiur we will present one of Rav Y. D. Soloveichik's famous Yesodos: the cheftza shel mitzva must lend itself to the full-fledged, complete fulfillment of the mitzva, even though the kiyum HaGavra requires less. We will apply this to shofar, lulav, ner chanuka, and matzah.